A boisterously brassy, flamboyantly limelight-hogging leading lady who seems to encompass every overly aggressive and ostentatious showgirl and Hollywood starlet. A winsome but chronically naïve and hopelessly swooning Midwestern girl trying to make it big with only a pair of… Read More ›
Red Masquers
The Foreigner
I’ve been talking to friends recently about the “should people still do this show?” question. Does the show in question have a place in the climate of the world, is it still relevant and needed? I was reminded of these… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall: 2018
This fall our five picks are three community theatre productions, and two university productions. Guys and Dolls along with Cabaret consistently make the top ten lists of terrific Broadway musicals. Throw in a little Sondheim with Sweeney Todd and the… Read More ›
Plays on Plays with the Duquesne Red Masquers
With the school season beginning again, Duquesne’s Red Masquers have an exciting line up of absurdist and metatheatrical shows that promise to titillate the minds of their audiences. This season, the Masquers explore plays relying on the Shakespearean motif of,… Read More ›
Equus
I really wasn’t familiar with the plot of Equus before going to see it last Thursday at Duquesne University’s Genesius Theatre. I knew it had something to do with horses that would somehow call for Daniel Radcliffe to be naked… Read More ›
Macbeth
The question of Shakespeare’s continued relevance in the modern world is an inquiry that never fully quiets. After all, so much has changed across four centuries since William Shakespeare penned Macbeth in 1606-07. However, Macbeth reminds us how strikingly little… Read More ›
The Busy Body
People, in a singular sense, can change. According to centuries of written narrative, however, people collectively tend not to. No matter the time or place in human history, we have our tropes. There is always the young couple deeply in… Read More ›
Orphie and the Book of Heroes
Pittsburgh’s oldest amateur theatre company, The Duquesne Red Masquers opens its 105th season with Orphie and the Book of Heroes. This season’s selection of shows co-ordinates with The National Conference of 18th Century Women Writers that will be hosted by… Read More ›
PNWF 2017: Program B
The 27th annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) Program B offers is a mixed bag of theatrics. On stage, three world premiere one act plays, produced by local theater troupes. I reviewed the line up beforehand on PNWF’s website and… Read More ›
Duquesne Red Masquers’ Ambitious 105th Season
Pittsburgh’s oldest amateur theatre company, The Duquesne Red Masquers has quite the ambitious upcoming 105th season. Orphie and the Book of Heroes, The Busy Body, Macbeth and Equus would be a challenge for any professionally staffed company let alone a… Read More ›